The Program Manager will support the Executive and Deputy Directors by stewarding all aspects of the institute's public programs, including residential fellowships and student engagement. Public events include an emerging writers series (with recent guests including Danez Smith, Catherine Lacey, and Lesley Nneka Arimah) and an ambitious annual festival centered around The Believer, the five-time National Magazine Award finalist published by BMI in Las Vegas. Among recent guests of BMI are Wole Soyinka, Maggie Nelson, Tayari Jones, Katharine Boo, Kevin Young, Dave Eggers, and Mohsin Hamid. The ideal candidate will have experience curating internationally-significant literary programming, coordinating communications and marketing, assessing program success, and managing volunteers. Responsibilities include supervising student workers and volunteers, and serving as the first point of contact for fellows, guest authors and public stakeholders.